They only docked us two points 'cos they knew that's all we would get that season!

Biggest mistake the club have made in my lifetime in what we did in the build up to that year IMO. Taking relegation like we did was a huge mistake and we may have been better ambling along in SL and trying to get some one to come in with some money. Actually trying to run the club as a business saw us nearly free fall through the leagues and ending up in a worse position than if we did say `a Bradford`.

People also forget that we started that season with a decent team and were competitive for the early games until the advisors decided to save more money and letting some of our other higher earners go when it looked like the inevitable was happening.

Nick Scruton latest to leave the sinking ship. Signed for wakey.

Is it only me to feel a little sad about what's going on at the Bulls, surely this reflects badly on the state of the game and the RFL.
All those disalutioned Bulls fans won't come to the Shay they will be lost to the game.
We need a strong Bradford team for when we play in the same league.

No you are right, when things like this happen people go away never to return, not just Bulls, look at us, this is why we are trying to literally drag people down when we were always getting 5K plus at Thrum Hall. I don't wan to annoy this people who never came down the Shay(and doubtless won't as they will not be on here) but they followed the team, not the ground where they played.
But, people's circumstances change , I used to geo to every match with a group of 16-18 mates but I think only a couple, if a that, still go. I'm not in touch so that shows how things change so new ideas are required and not just saying we want/need people to come down.

I recall talking to Stephen Pearson at the start of that season. He had just come from a meeting of the SL directors, as they were coming out of the building, GH asked him how they would fare this year Stephen replied, mid way will do us. To this GH replied , you won't win a game this year , and as they say the rest is history, to the point of deducting the only points we got.

It made a difference to me. Lol. Me and my mate went to every game and WE earned those two points.

Move on, when I were a lad!!!!

I have to admit, London was further away than I was prepared to travel, but how I celebrated that win (and how the rest of the season went downhill....)

I did. I still go to every game.

MM,

I think that is true for all the Championship sides, not just Fax, but it doesn't stop any of us dreaming.

Anyway here is an interesting question for you, and anyone else that might like to have a guess. There was only 5 teams in the Championshoip that averaged over 1000 for their home league games can you name them?

PS was good to see you last week even if it was only briefly.

In truth Dave I think there are only four, the first three must be Fev, Fax and Leigh, I will take a punt at Batley for the fourth and finally the one that doesn't really exist is Sheffield.
Do I win a prize?

I guess Barrow would be somewhere near. Crusaders could be another that will trouble the 1K mark this season. Guess it shows how bad Batley and Sheffields crowds are for what teams they had last season.